TV Show Junkie

All this talk of food, or lack thereof... is depressing! Let's talk about something fun. Nothing is more mindlessly entertaining than TV. So, Grey's Anatomy... I'm a super huge fan. I've watched every show since the premier of season 1. Super huge fan = super huge dork... whatever...

All the drama is like a soap opera... at night time. I love it. The love triangles, the gross surgery cases that pop into every show. Kind of like reading a novel that doesn't end. We can just keep on watching season after mindless season... Did you watch the Heart-In-A-Box episode? I thought it was pretty cool... like a gross Magic 8 Ball. Ha! I haven't watched any of the new Grey's Anatomy episodes yet. I hope it's not stupid or I might have to write a letter or something...

Other shows that I love... The Walking Dead is great if you love zombie movies. I sometimes watch Private Practice but I can't seem to stay involved with that one as much. Fringe... oooohhhhh love it! Very sci-fi and very far fetched but still love it!

What shows do you love?

The Hunger Monster

So I've been tracking my calories with My Fitness Pal app... and it's HARD! (By the way my username is sphelps115 if you want to look me up.) I'm hungry ALL the time. I even searched "How to diet and not be hungry"... sad, I know. I was always hungry when I wasn't counting calories... can you imagine me now? Torture... 


Anyway, back to my adventures in Google-ing... All the articles seemed to have the same theme: more protein and more fiber. One article said eat something every 3 hours, sounds like a good one. A different article said eat foods that give you more bulk for the same calories, another good one.


Let's put the two together more bulk, more fiber, more protein! Back to Google to find these foods... and I'm crossing my fingers that they taste good. I'll paste the fiber and protein food lists below for your, er... my reference. 

Somebody please tell me this gets easier....


Lists courtesy of CommonSenseHealth.com

HIGH FIBER FOODS LIST with TOTAL FIBER GRAMS (g)

Fresh & Dried Fruit	Serving Size	Fiber (g)
Apples with skin	1 medium	5.0
Apricot	3 medium	1.0
Apricots, dried	4 pieces	2.9
Banana	1 medium	3.9
Blueberries	1 cup	4.2
Cantaloupe, cubes	1 cup	1.3
Figs, dried	2 medium	3.7
Grapefruit	1/2 medium	3.1
Orange, navel	1 medium	3.4
Peach	1 medium	2.0
Peaches, dried	3 pieces	3.2
Pear	1 medium	5.1
Plum	1 medium	1.1
Raisins	1.5 oz box	1.6
Raspberries	1 cup	6.4
Strawberries	1 cup	4.4

Grains, Beans, Nuts & Seeds	Serving Size	Fiber (g)
Almonds	1 oz	4.2
Black beans, cooked	1 cup	13.9
Bran cereal	1 cup	19.9
Bread, whole wheat	1 slice	2.0
Brown rice, dry	1 cup	7.9
Cashews	1 oz	1.0
Flax seeds	3 Tbsp.	6.9
Garbanzo beans, cooked	1 cup	5.8
Kidney beans, cooked	1 cup	11.6
Lentils, red cooked	1 cup	13.6
Lima beans, cooked	1 cup	8.6
Oats, rolled dry	1 cup	12.0
Quinoa (seeds) dry	1/4 cup	6.2
Quinoa, cooked	1 cup	8.4
Pasta, whole wheat	1 cup	6.3
Peanuts	1 oz	2.3
Pistachio nuts	1 oz	3.1
Pumpkin seeds	1/4 cup	4.1
Soybeans, cooked	1 cup	8.6
Sunflower seeds	1/4 cup	3.0
Walnuts	1 oz	3.1

Vegetables	Serving Size	Fiber (g)
Avocado (fruit)	1 medium	11.8
Beets, cooked	1 cup	2.8
Beet greens	1 cup	4.2
Bok choy, cooked	1 cup	2.8
Broccoli, cooked	1 cup	4.5
Brussels sprouts, cooked	1 cup	3.6
Cabbage, cooked	1 cup	4.2
Carrot	1 medium	2.6
Carrot, cooked	1 cup	5.2
Cauliflower, cooked	1 cup	3.4
Cole slaw	1 cup	4.0
Collard greens, cooked	1 cup	2.6
Corn, sweet	1 cup	4.6
Green beans	1 cup	4.0
Celery	1 stalk	1.1
Kale, cooked	1 cup	7.2
Onions, raw	1 cup	2.9
Peas, cooked	1 cup	8.8
Peppers, sweet	1 cup	2.6
Pop corn, air-popped	3 cups	3.6
Potato, baked w/ skin	1 medium	4.8
Spinach, cooked	1 cup	4.3
Summer squash, cooked	1 cup	2.5
Sweet potato, cooked	1 medium	4.9
Swiss chard, cooked	1 cup	3.7
Tomato	1 medium	1.0
Winter squash, cooked	1 cup	6.2
Zucchini, cooked	1 cup	2.6

BEANS

FOOD	AMOUNT	CALORIES	PROTEIN	CARBS	FAT
Black beans	1/2 cup cooked	113	7.6	20.4	.5
Garbanzo (chickpeas)	1/2 cup cooked	134	7.3	22.5	2.1
Kidney beans	1/2 cup cooked	112	7.6	20.1	.4
Lentil beans	1/2 cup cooked	115	8.9	19.9	.4
Lima beans	1/2 cup cooked	108	7.3	19.6	.4
Navy beans	1/2 cup cooked	129	7.9	24.0	.5
Soybeans (edamame)	1/2 cup cooked	127	11.1	10.0	5.8
Tofu	1/2 cup fresh	94	10.0	2.3	5.9

DAIRY

FOOD	AMOUNT	CALORIES	PROTEIN	CARBS	FAT
Cheddar cheese	1 ounce	114	7.1	.4	9.4
Cottage cheese	1/2 cup	110	14.0	3.1	5.0
Cottage cheese, lowfat	1/2 cup	90	16.0	3.0	1.0
Egg	1 large	75	6.3	0	5.0
Milk, lowfat	1 cup	121	8.1	11.7	4.7
Milk, skim	1 cup	86	8.4	11.8	.4
Muenster cheese	1 ounce	104	6.7	.3	8.5
Swiss cheese	1 ounce	107	8.1	1.0	7.8
Yogurt, lowfat	1 cup	144	11.9	16	3.5
Yogurt, nonfat	1 cup	127	13.0	17.4	.4

FISH

FOOD	AMOUNT	CALORIES	PROTEIN	CARBS	FAT
Anchovies, in water	1 ounce	37	5.8	0	1.4
Halibut	3 ounces	93	17.7	0	2.0
Mackerel	3 ounces	180	15.8	0	11.8
Salmon	3 ounces	121	16.9	0	5.4
Sardines, in water	1 can	130	22.0	0	5.0
Tuna, tongol	1/4 cup	70	16.0	0	0

GRAINS

FOOD	AMOUNT	CALORIES	PROTEIN	CARBS	FAT
Oatmeal, rough cut	1 cup	145	6.0	25.2	2.4
Pancake, buckwheat	1 4" diameter	54	1.8	6.4	2.2
Pancake, whole wheat	1 4" diameter	74	3.4	8.8	3.2
Popcorn, dry	1 cup	54	1.8	10.7	.7
Quinoa, cooked	1/2 cup	115	4.3	21.5	2
Rice, brown, cooked	1/2 cup	108	2.4	22.8	.8
Rye bread	1 slice	56	2.1	12	.3
Whole wheat bread	1 slice	56	2.4	11	.7

POULTRY

FOOD	AMOUNT	CALORIES	PROTEIN	CARBS	FAT
Chicken breast	4 ounces	193	29.3	0	7.6
Chicken, light meat, no skin	4 ounces	196	35.1	0	5.1
Chicken, dark meat, no skin	4 ounces	232	31.0	0	5.1
Turkey, light meat, no skin	4 ounces	178	33.9	0	3.7
Turkey, dark meat, no skin	4 ounces	212	32.4	0	8.2